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Review Summary For : CG-3000 Automatic Antenna Tuner 10 - 200 WATT .PEP
Reviews: 35MSRP: $320
Description:
CG3000 Automatic Antenna Tuner. Covers all HAM bands from 1.8- 30 Mhz Continuously. It can fit long wire, mobile whip, vertical antenna, dipole antenna(without balun), etc.
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.cgantenna.com
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MM0BHX Rating: 2007-04-09
First Class ! Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I've used the CG-3000 for about 4 months now and found it to be exceptionally good.

When it was first delivered I thought I would give it a quick try using a length of wire, stretching from the shack window to a bush in the garden ( Wire approx 7m long, ave height 2.5m ). The results were exceptional, in fact so good I haven't got round to putting up the long wire I had originally planned.

I would recommend this unit to anyone.

( P.S. My fellow contestors call this wire/tuner my DX-Tiddler !! )

Tom MM0BHX

IZ0FYS Rating: 2007-02-06
FANTASTIC TUNER Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Fantastic anche inexpansive tuner...on first I had some doubts about its working being a cheaper machine against the most famous SGC ones. I use a six meters high fishing pole with 4 radials (two are 10 meters long and 2 are 5 long). The high from the ground is only 4-5 meters and with this set-up I can tune 160 and 80 meters band also !!!! unbelievable, I know, but I can work 160 to 6 !!!! SWR 1.1 everywhere. I highly advise you this product, why buy SGC's ????????? costs twice !!!!!!!!!
DH5JG Rating: 2006-10-09
Good tuner Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Bought the tuner in July directly from the European importer ON6WFO. I used it on my Canary Islands holiday "DXpedition" where I used it to match an inverted L antenna.

Tuner was sitting in the sun all day. Although it got VERY hot, it worked like a champ and never failed or needed to be resetted.

Setting it up is very easy. Just connect power, antenna and coax feed line and that's it. Tunes as advertized (1-2 sec for new band/frequency, < 0,5 sec if it has been there before; a dot or two on the CW key is enough).

Also tuning range seems to be pretty wide. It tunes my 33 by 33 ft inverted L on 160m without problems.
The tuner will be mounted outside permanently during the upcoming winter.

For the time being, I will give it 4 out of 5 since I do not know how it will survive outside. I will write another review in spring to tell what the German winter did to the tuner.
So stay tuned... (pun intended).
OH4NV Rating: 2006-07-20
Very useful Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
CG-3000 now tunes remotely my 7 MHz Bobtail curtain's match in multiband use. Really, the Bobtail now works through the entire band-range between 1.8-30 MHz! SWR remains low (1.2...1.6)and the antenna maintains its phased 3-vertical idea. The matching task is rather difficult since the feed point impedance is relatively high (except on 1.8 MHz). Only one fixed (common) capacitor was needed to fulfil this wide-range matching. The remote controlled feed point is at the distance of 30m from the shack.
2E1RDX Rating: 2006-07-06
superb very pleased Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
this little beauty is just what was needed it's cheaper smaller and lighter than the opposition and out performs the SGC sg-230 I had previously, it tunes 10m to top band super quick with no problems there is no losing of lock as the SGC did on some bands I could not be happier get yourself a superb tuner at a great price
rgds Ian 2E1RDX